Senior UX Designer - Remote
Location: GR, , 
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Art/Creative

Company profile:
There is a huge skills gap in Ireland, and having a base in Greece and over 15 years experience in the Irish IT sector, the team at TekTalent are passionate about connecting the best of the best technical talent of Greece with growing Irish businesses that are desperate for cost effective &amp; high quality resources. We specialise only in connecting resources within Greece to Irish businesses. We are not really recruitment people, we are IT people that spotted a problem to be solved in Ireland and we had the experience and geographical footprint to address it. Wherever possible we are bringing remote work back to Greece so candidates can stay in their homes, close to family and do not have to relocate. We will also offer relocation positions to those who are seeking to travel.

Job description:
Senior UX DesignerOur client is a cloud platform enabling independent software vendors to provide a SAAS solution to their customers. They are based in Dublin &amp; Sanfrancisco with a distributed team based in USA, Ireland, France and Greece. This is a very driven and passionate team that are very focused on building excellence with talent, hard work and strong collaboration. They are well funded, and are in a growth phase and take great care in finding candidates who are a good fit with the rest of the team. Role:This is a great opportunity to join a small team and make a big impact. You will be involved in taking new features of their platform from initial brainstorming to final designs, and also working to redesign existing features to improve user experience using your knowledge of UX best practices.Contract:The client would preferably like to engage the right candidate on an ongoing long term contract (with no end date) with a commitment of between 10 – 20 hours work per week. The client is also open to hiring on a full time basis but the preference is for a part time contract. 2-4 hours per working day must be done during Irish Business hours which are 11am - 7pm Greek time to allow for collaboration with the rest of the team.Instructions to apply:Prepare/Update your CV in English in MS Word or HTML format, starting with your most recent experience/activity/projects and working backwards and upload here Please provide your portfolio and demonstrate as much evidence as possible of your UI/UX experience particularly and any supporting links to code/projects/blog etc. and descriptions of relevant projects that would demonstrate why you are a suitable candidate. You can either upload here or after your online aplication here, follow up by emailing any additional material to #EMAIL_7949ffadf6c9dc4166fcf8909836bcd53a5a830ae06ec04e5aabf3cd18ff8fac#Remember that there will be a lot of applications so do not depend on the clinet to take the time to interpret the CV, make a good effort to refer to the above requirements and how you may meet any that are relevant demonstrating as much evidence and examples as possible.This job requires fluent English, please take some time to check for spelling mistakes, professional presentation etc. (there are often very obvious mistakes on the CVs we receive, e.g. always refer to yourself with a capital I)Please let us know your available weekly hours.Payment &amp; Salary TermsRates are local Greek rates for remote positions, please do not quote rates any higher than would be paid by customers here locally. This is a high value contract as it essentially is perpetual with no end date.You can estimate that there is 10 - 20 hours work available weekly.You will be engaged and contracted by TekTalent directly once our client has made their candidate selectionYou will issue an invoice to TekTalent monthly based on your hours completed each monthYou will continue to be responsible for your own taxes and social insurance locally here in Greece.You will be paid monthly reliably and predictably by TekTalent.Cost and value are very important for our client. For this role we will be competing with candidates from Ireland and Sanfrancisco, so please try to compete hard for this role by being very competitive with your hourly rate. The client will be selecting the candidate that demonstrates the most advantageous balance of talent/experience and value! Lets bring this job to Greece by being as competitive as possible.

Requirements:
Relevant degree (Art/Design orientated 3rd level preferable)3-5 years’ commercial design experience to preferably include 2 years designing user interfaces. If you have less actual experience than this but have managed to build a great demonstrable portfolio of UI/UX work, please do apply to be considered.Must be able to visually present complex data in a clear and understandable wayAble to architect and design user flows and interaction patternsStrong prototyping skillsComfortable working in an environment that requires strong problem solving skills and self­direction, along with team collaborationObsessed with the latest UX best practicesFluent written and spoken EnglishDesirable but not mandatory:Write simple, elegant, cross­browser HTML, CSS, and JSAngularJS, Stylus, CoffeescriptHave an appreciation for and able to educate and regale colleagues on the merits of Scandinavian design

Benefits:
Work Remotely part timeLong Term perpetal contract with no end date!Get paid reliably monthlyWork as part of a globally distributed team